Historical Events
- Apr 4 Ignatius of Loyola becomes 1st superior-general of Jesuits
1st Jesuit Missionary
Apr 7 Spanish missionary Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon for the Portuguese East Indies as the first Jesuit missionary
- Apr 25 -26) Liege flooded after heavy down pour
Famous Birthdays
- Apr 8 Michele Mercati, Italian physician and gardener, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1593)
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide